Types Of Cuts; Cutting Tips - Craftsman 315.218291 Operator's Manual

TYPESOF CUTS
See Figure 34,
There are six basic cuts: 1) the cross cut, 2) the rip cut,
3) the miter cut, 4) the bevel cross cut, 5) the bevel rip cut,
and 6) the compound (bevel) miter cut. All other cuts are
combinations of these basic six. Operating procedures for
making each kind of cut are given later in this section.
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WARNING: Always make sure the blade guard and
anti-kickback pawls are in place and working prop-
erly when making these cuts to avoid possible injury.
Cross cuts are straight 90 ° cuts made across the grain of
the workpiece. The wood is fed into the cut at a 90 ° angle
to the blade, and the blade is vertical.
Rip cuts are made with the grain of the wood. To avoid
kickback while making a rip cut, make sure one side of
the wood rides firmly against the rip fence.
Miter cuts are made with the wood at any angle to the
blade other than 90 °. The blade is vertical. Miter cuts
tend to "creep" away from the miter fence during cutting.
This can be controlled by holding the workpiece securely
against the miter fence.
Bevel cuts are made with an angled blade. Bevel cross
cuts are across the wood grain, and bevel rip cuts are with
the grain.
Compound (or bevel) miter cuts are made with an angled
blade on wood that is angled to the blade. Be thoroughly
familiar with making cross cuts, rip cuts, bevel cuts, and
miter cuts before trying a compound miter cut.
CUTTING TIPS
Dado and rabbet cuts are non-through cuts which can
be either rip cuts or cross cuts. Carefully read and un-
derstand all sections of this operator's manual before at-
tempting any operation.
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WARNING: Do not use blades rated less than the
speed of this tool. Failure to heed this warning could
result in personal injury.
[] The kerf (the cut made by the blade in the wood)
will be wider than the blade to avoid overheating or
binding. Make allowance for the kerf when measuring
wood.
[] Make sure the kerr is made on the waste side of the
measuring line.
[] Cut the wood with the finish side up.
[] Knock out any loose knots with a hammer before
making the cut.
[] Always provide proper support for the wood as it
comes out of the saw.
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COMPOUND (BEVEL)MITER CUT
Fig. 34
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